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Minnesota author to discuss ‘The Seed Keeper’
Minnesota author Diane Wilson will discuss her new novel “The Seed Keeper” virtually from noon to 1 p.m. June 21, as a live event on the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library Facebook page.
Diane Wilson
While the Brainerd Public Library is now hosting in-person events, Brown Bag Lunch author visits have continued virtually.
A haunting novel spanning several generations, “The Seed Keeper” follows a Dakota family’s struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most. In the novel, Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakota people. Until, one morning, when Ray doesn’t return from checking his traps. Told she has no family, Rosalie is sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato, where the reserved, bookish teenage
Special Events - June 9
This calendar lists book or author events, auditions for theatrical productions, art, craft or food fairs and other unique entertaining events.
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Brown Bag Lunch Author Series
Minnesota author Eric Dregni will discuss his new book “For the Love of Cod: A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness” at noon Monday, June 14, for the Brown Bag Lunch Author Series presented as live events on the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library Facebook page. Join the talk by going to
Author event
Author Philip Hunsicker will appear with his recently released mystery novel, “The Old Crocodile Man Theory,” 1-3 p.m. Sunday, outside at Roundhouse Brewery in Nisswa. Hunsicker’s band, Hans Blix and the Weapons Inspectors, will also play some music to celebrate the release of his first novel.